Hey guys, I have an assignment for Philosophy of Science?
gamw99Guidelines for Essays
1. Follow the guidance given in either of your assigned readings [see asterisked items below] for proper format, structure, and construction of your paper. Be sure to use proper citations.
2. Do use a cover sheet. Be sure to put the cover sheet at the back of your paper. That is, your cover sheet must be the final page of your essay and the text of that page must be facing outward [i.e., toward the outside—visible to the reader if he/she chose to turn the essay over].
3. The title page must contain your name and an appropriate title for you essay. Any other pertinent information should be included on this page. Do not put your name on any other page of your essay. [The whole point here is that the instructor does not wish to know whose paper he is grading until he has finished all the papers.]
4. Staple your paper in the upper left hand corner.
5. The essay should be double-spaced, with twelve (12) point, New Times Roman font. Please do not use other types of fonts. Margins should be one inch (1”) on all edges, i.e., on top, bottom, and sides.
6. Number all pages in the lower right corner.
7. You must meet the minimum page requirement in order to receive full credit. To meet the minimum page count, all pages must be complete; a sentence or two on the last page does not constitute a full page. Note: the cover sheet and the “Works Cited” page are not considered to be part of the minimum required page count.
8. Deviation from these guidelines will result in point deductions in the score.
9. Your grades are assigned roughly as follows:
[a] Thesis statement—Quality and Clarity—25 % of total
[b] Premises—Appropriateness, Clarity—25% of total
[c] Argument—Support for premises/logic of the case—15% of total
[d] Objections—Potential arguments against your case/Your responses to those objections—15% of total
[e] Structure—Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, etc—15% of total
[f] Citations, Footnotes, Endnotes—Correct format required—5% of total
* [Online] Nick Smith; Writing, Rewriting, and Grading Philosophy Papers, http://pubpages.unh.edu/~nicks/rewriting.htm
* [Online] Tim O'Keefe and Anne Farrell; Philosophy Paper Writing Guidelines, http://www2.gsu.edu/~phltso/paperguide.html